diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index dedf4d74109..44e4b225a26 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ steps:
     image: golang:1.11 # this step is kept as the lowest version of golang that we support
     environment:
       GO111MODULE: on
+      GOPROXY: off
     commands:
       - go build -mod=vendor -o gitea_no_gcc # test if build succeeds without the sqlite tag
 
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ steps:
     image: golang:1.12
     environment:
       GO111MODULE: on
+      GOPROXY: off
       GOOS: linux
       GOARCH: 386
     commands:
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ steps:
       - make test-vendor
       - make build
     environment:
+      GOPROXY: https://goproxy.cn # proxy.golang.org is blocked in China, this proxy is not
       TAGS: bindata sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify
 
   - name: unit-test
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@ steps:
     commands:
       - make unit-test-coverage
     environment:
+      GOPROXY: off
       TAGS: bindata sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify
     depends_on:
       - build
@@ -116,6 +120,7 @@ steps:
     commands:
       - make test
     environment:
+      GOPROXY: off
       TAGS: bindata sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify
     depends_on:
       - build
@@ -143,6 +148,7 @@ steps:
     commands:
       - make test
     environment:
+      GOPROXY: off
       TAGS: bindata
     depends_on:
       - tag-pre-condition
@@ -159,6 +165,7 @@ steps:
       - timeout -s ABRT 20m make test-sqlite-migration
       - timeout -s ABRT 20m make test-sqlite
     environment:
+      GOPROXY: off
       TAGS: bindata
     depends_on:
       - build
@@ -172,6 +179,7 @@ steps:
       - make test-mysql-migration
       - make integration-test-coverage
     environment:
+      GOPROXY: off
       TAGS: bindata
       TEST_LDAP: 1
     depends_on:
@@ -192,6 +200,7 @@ steps:
       - timeout -s ABRT 20m make test-mysql-migration
       - timeout -s ABRT 20m make test-mysql
     environment:
+      GOPROXY: off
       TAGS: bindata
       TEST_LDAP: 1
     depends_on:
@@ -209,6 +218,7 @@ steps:
       - timeout -s ABRT 20m make test-mysql8-migration
       - timeout -s ABRT 20m make test-mysql8
     environment:
+      GOPROXY: off
       TAGS: bindata
       TEST_LDAP: 1
     depends_on:
@@ -223,6 +233,7 @@ steps:
       - timeout -s ABRT 20m make test-pgsql-migration
       - timeout -s ABRT 20m make test-pgsql
     environment:
+      GOPROXY: off
       TAGS: bindata
       TEST_LDAP: 1
     depends_on:
@@ -237,6 +248,7 @@ steps:
       - make test-mssql-migration
       - make test-mssql
     environment:
+      GOPROXY: off
       TAGS: bindata
       TEST_LDAP: 1
     depends_on:
@@ -248,6 +260,7 @@ steps:
     commands:
       - make coverage
     environment:
+      GOPROXY: off
       TAGS: bindata
     depends_on:
       - unit-test
@@ -380,6 +393,7 @@ steps:
       - make generate
       - make release
     environment:
+      GOPROXY: off
       TAGS: bindata sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify
 
   - name: gpg-sign
@@ -481,6 +495,7 @@ steps:
       - make generate
       - make release
     environment:
+      GOPROXY: off
       TAGS: bindata sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify
 
   - name: gpg-sign
@@ -607,6 +622,8 @@ steps:
       dry_run: true
       repo: gitea/gitea
       tags: linux-amd64
+      build_args:
+        - GOPROXY=off
     when:
       event:
         - pull_request
@@ -618,6 +635,8 @@ steps:
       auto_tag: true
       auto_tag_suffix: linux-amd64
       repo: gitea/gitea
+      build_args:
+        - GOPROXY=off
       password:
         from_secret: docker_password
       username:
@@ -668,6 +687,8 @@ steps:
       dry_run: true
       repo: gitea/gitea
       tags: linux-arm64
+      build_args:
+        - GOPROXY=off
     when:
       event:
         - pull_request
@@ -679,6 +700,8 @@ steps:
       auto_tag: true
       auto_tag_suffix: linux-arm64
       repo: gitea/gitea
+      build_args:
+        - GOPROXY=off
       password:
         from_secret: docker_password
       username:
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f13fdbe55fe..6fa367a3ee1 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 #Build stage
 FROM golang:1.12-alpine3.10 AS build-env
 
+ARG GOPROXY
+ENV GOPROXY ${GOPROXY:-direct}
+
 ARG GITEA_VERSION
 ARG TAGS="sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify"
 ENV TAGS "bindata $TAGS"